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The Archdiocese of Boston sex abuse scandal was part of a series of Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in the United States that revealed widespread crimes in the American Catholic Church. In early 2002, The Boston Globe published results of an investigation that led to the criminal prosecutions of five Roman Catholic priests and thrust the ...
Jul 29, 2021 · By Jeremy C. Fox, The Boston Globe. July 29, 2021. 2. The Archdiocese of Boston has agreed to settle lawsuits over six clergy members accused of sexually abusing boys as young as 7 over a period ...
Feb 2, 2021 · Garabedian, a longtime advocate for sexual abuse victims who has settled claims involving more than 340 clergy and church personnel, has identified 20 priests whom the Boston Archdiocese does not list as accused child molesters although it has paid settlements totaling more than $1.2 million to their victims since 2011.
Citing monetary concerns arising from impending trials on sex abuse claims, the Archdiocese of Portland (Oregon) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 6, 2004, hours before two abuse trials were set to begin, becoming the first Roman Catholic diocese to file for bankruptcy. If granted, bankruptcy would mean pending and future lawsuits would be settled in federal bankruptcy court.
The Boston Archdiocese settled claims last month by six men who alleged they were sexually abused by clergy years ago. The alleged abuse occurred from approximately 1966 to 1990, when the alleged victims were about 7 to 14 years old, their attorney, Mitchell Garabedian, said. “By reporting the sexual abuse, clergy sexual abuse victims are empowering themselves and other victims, and ...
Taking into account the total costs of the sexual abuse settlements ($127.4 million) as well as the total of non-settlement costs incurred by the Archdiocese related to the sexual abuse claims ($23.4 million), the Archdiocese expended a total of $150.8 million through June 30, 2005. Sources of Funds
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Parishoners interrogates how church will pay. Nearly two years after the first public accusations of sexual abuse by its priests, the Boston Archdiocese has agreed to pay up to $85 million to settle more than 500 lawsuits with alleged victims out of court. It's believed to be the largest settlement paid by a Catholic Diocese in the U.S.
